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OBM and its SMS Services

October Business Month (OBM) is a month-long program of business events, held annually throughout the Northern Territory. Up to 100 business events are held throughout the month, and of these, over a dozen are hosted by the Department of Business and Employment (DBE), featuring high profile keynote speakers.

Government agencies, business associations and Territory businesses partner with DBE to host additional events, featuring various local and interstate speakers. For 14 years, OBM has been supporting the Territory’s business community with seminars and workshops covering relevant operational business issues.

To support information channels for OBM 2009, specifically to make easier for clients updating information, the DBE provides SMS-based information services:

  • Notification SMS : DBE will notify registered clients for currently important information.
  • Pull SMS : Clients initiatively can request information about OBM by sending SMS.

Notification SMS

By joining this service, we will update you on OBM 2009 via SMS, FREE.

Easy to Join! Just fill in this registration form:

I would like OBM 2009 information and updates sent to me*
    (*You must tick the box to receive Notification SMS)

I prefer to receive information about OBM events in
(can be more than one region):
Darwin  Alice Springs  Katherine  Tennant Creek
Nhulunbuy

My Mobile Number**:
    (** The mobile phone should be capable for receiving SMS)

Email***:
    (***optional,to get your feedback about the SMS services)
Note:
Replies to SMS notifications will not be read or answered.
Please direct all queries to susa0004@flinders.edu.au

To Unsubscribe from receiving Notification SMS:
My Mobile Number:


Pull SMS

In addition to Notification SMS service, OBM 2009 also provides Pull-based SMS Service.Using this service, anyone (no need registration) can get information about OBM 2009 by sending request SMS to service number: 0432 794 553.

The formats for request SMS must be (not case sensitive):

1. Asking events in specific region: OBM RegionCode
Region Codes for Darwin is D, Alice Springs is A, Katherine is K, Tennant Creek is T, and Nhulunbuy is N.
For example, asking information about OBM events in Darwin:
                   OBM D

The reply will be: a list of event code, event name, and the date.

2. Asking detail of a specific event : OBM EventCode                   The event codes can be known when we request all events in specific region (the SMS format number 1). For example:         

                    OBM D1

The reply will be: detail of event with D1 code, consists of event name, speaker, date and time, venue, cost, and booking.

3. Asking events in specific region today: OBM RegionCode today
For example, asking information about OBM events in Darwin today:
                   OBM D today